In Ljubljana, a huge mixed-use project will see the creation of a new railway station, a new bus station, a hotel, a shopping centre, offices and apartments as part of the Emonika project.
The public infrastructure project will be complemented by a private development by Mendota Invest, owned by Hungary’s OTP Real Estate Investment Fund. The project, which is worth nearly €500 million, was presented in Ljubljana by Sándor Csányi, CEO of OTP, Jernej Vrtovec, Slovenia’s Minister of Infrastructure, Zorán Janković, Mayor of Ljubljana, Dusan Mes, CEO of the Slovenian Railways and Janez Kozelj, Deputy Mayor of Ljubljana.
The event was opened by Jernej Vrtovec, Slovenia’s Minister of Infrastructure, who said that the track and technical infrastructure at Ljubljana station will be replaced in the coming years. The renewal of the railway infrastructure is part of an investment of €111M, with the entire project due to be completed by 2025. Zorán Janković, Mayor of Ljubljana added that the new bus station will be able to handle 90 buses per hour without causing congestion in the city centre. The total project, public and private investment combined, could be worth nearly half a billion euros, the mayor said.
More than 19 500sq m of offices with more than 790 parking spaces will be built in the northern part of Emonika, which will serve the needs of large companies and SMEs. The project will also include more than 205 lifestyle apartments, some of which will be penthouses with panoramic, spacious balconies. The southern part will have retail and leisure facilities with more than 80 retail units on 24,500sq m. A 153-room hotel will also be built, the Emonika Urban Resort Hotel will include a roof garden, a fine dining restaurant and a conference room. The Emonika project will also include a 20-storey tower block, which will be the tallest building in Ljubljana, with 51 apartments for long-term rent and more than 10,000sq m of office space.
